F1 drivers criticize FIA and ask to be treated like adults over fines for swearing

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, celebrates finishing first in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, celebrates finishing first in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)


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LONDON — Formula 1 drivers have criticized the president of the sport's governing body, the FIA, and asked to be treated like adults in an escalating row over swearing in news conferences. After top drivers like champion Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were punished for swearing in an apparent FIA crackdown, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association said FIA President Mohamed Ben Sulayem needed to "consider his own tone and language."

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